tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post8955486654387550994..comments2023-12-15T02:04:08.213-08:00Comments on meat: How I buy hay and hay pricesBruce Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-77235317611584420632012-08-16T14:00:00.657-07:002012-08-16T14:00:00.657-07:00Last year we went through what the state climatolo...Last year we went through what the state climatologist said was the 100 year drought, and I understand many surrounding states are have a time of it this year. <br /><br />I've got a real fine crop of hay stacked up, burmuda and clover mix. I'm very thankful for the change.Farmer Falster (Karl Emmett)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14060439731451233911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-49559668766013472952012-08-15T22:19:57.131-07:002012-08-15T22:19:57.131-07:00I can buy "local grass hay" for $3-4/bal...I can buy "local grass hay" for $3-4/bale in the field, but the quality of that hay varies quite a bit. Some of it is ok, but none of it is as good as this stuff is. <br /><br />It's the same basic idea as buying cheap feed. Sure, it's cheaper by the pound,but you end up using more pounds to feed your animals. Good hay, good feed, costs money. <br /><br />When you talk about 800lb bales, I'd suggest you weigh a few of them. Dry hay just doesn't weigh that much in 4' bales -- it does in 5' bales, or if it's wet. <br /><br />4' round bales are $40 here -- but they weigh 600lbs or so. <br /><br />So look carefully, and know what you're buying. I've found a scale to be a useful way to make sure I get what I'm paying for -- and the farmer knows I'm paying for what I get. Fair both ways. <br />Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-36651507922843006142012-08-15T18:09:44.089-07:002012-08-15T18:09:44.089-07:00Here in upstate NY it's rarely more than $3/sq...Here in upstate NY it's rarely more than $3/square bale. I buy 800# round bales for $30, so $75/ton. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547648822435671501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-34880408089554413532012-08-15T17:10:26.605-07:002012-08-15T17:10:26.605-07:00HaHaHa.. 80 lb bails here in Alaska cost us $20 ea...HaHaHa.. 80 lb bails here in Alaska cost us $20 each last year.. man how nice to only pay $8. We figure $350 a ton ish.. Alaska Boundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07351770692802836095noreply@blogger.com